Diamond Comic Distributors has releasing their annual end-of-year sales rankings for the comic book industry, which continued its upward trend in 2014 as sales increased 4.39% over the previous twelve months. The year was dominated by Marvel, who led the charts in terms of both dollar and unit market share (34.38% and 36.78% respectively), as […]
Shrek director to helm IDW’s Zombies vs. Robots
After starting his directing career with Shrek and Shrek 2, before entering Narnia for The Chronicles of Narnia, director Andrew Adamson has now signed on to helm Inherit the Earth reports Variety. A big screen adaptation of the IDW series Zombies vs. Robots, the film is to be produced by Michael Bay, Brad Fuller, Andrew Form, Dave Alpert […]
Jack Black’s new show The Brink to air on HBO this summer
It’s been a while since we have seen Jack Black on the screen, but that is set to change this year as HBO has announced that the actor’s new 10-episode show The Brink will air this summer, with a cast that also includes Tim Robbins (The Shawshank Redemption) and Pablo Schreiber (The Wire) and a host of […]
Criterion trying to release Before Trilogy, says Ethan Hawke
For many film buffs out there, The Criterion Collection are an array of must-buy titles that encompass many of the best films of recent times, giving them the five-star treatment with blu-ray and DVD releases, along with a whole host of special features you cannot get anywhere else. At the start of 2015 (so, last […]
Marvel announces the Death of Deadpool
It looks like Deadpool is going to be following in the footsteps of Wolverine and meeting his maker, with Marvel announcing that it’s killing off the Merc with the Mouth in the upcoming Deadpool #45, which marks the 250th issue of Deadpool across all his volumes, and also the last of the current series. “This […]
Will Arnett and Phil Lord talk The LEGO Batman movie
After the massive box-office success of last year’s The LEGO Movie, which ended 2014 as the UK’s highest-grossing film, it was only a matter of time before sequels and spin-offs were going to happen, and sure enough a LEGO Batman movie was announced back in October. In recent days, star Will Arnett – who will […]
UPDATE: Batman v Superman to be split into two parts, with Enter the Knight leading into Dawn of Justice?
If you were wondering how Warner Bros. and DC plan to cram so many characters into the upcoming DC ensemble Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, well we may just have the answer – although the emphasis is on may here… According to an image doing the rounds on the internet which is allegedly from […]
Ghostbusters reboot eyeing Melissa McCarthy for lead role
This should come as little surprise to anyone, but it looks like Paul Feig has met with and is eyeing up Melissa McCarthy (St. Vincent) to take the lead in his all-female Ghostbusters reboot. Sources have told The Hollywood Reporter that the actress has been in contact with Feig, but problems have arisen due to […]
Roots miniseries with director Allen Hughes in the works at History
On the success of History’s 2012 miniseries, Hatfields & McCoys, and amidst the rising popularity of African American history in film, the cable network is looking to revive one of the most acclaimed depictions of slavery ever committed to the screen. According to Deadline, the 1977 ABC miniseries Roots is rumored to be on its […]
Patrick Wilson & Ted Danson join Fargo season 2
The second season of FX’s hit miniseries Fargo has begun to take shape, we three new additions to the cast over the last couple of days. Eric Schrier, President, Original Programming, FX Networks and FX Productions and Steve Stark President, Television Production & Development of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios have announced that Patrick Wilson (Insidious, The Conjuring), Ted Danson […]
